Parthenius of Rila

Saint Parthenius of Rila is counted in the Bulgarian list among the ascetics of Rila and among the venerable martyrs of the brotherhood of Rila Monastery, alongside Maximus and Polycarp. The same list also names, separately, another Parthenius of Rila, without saying whether he is the same man.

The source gives neither the year, the place nor the circumstances of his death, nor the day of his commemoration; the Bulgarian Church honours him as one of those who struggled at Rila and received the crown of martyrdom.